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1.1no object, with adverbial of directionBe poured or forced out in large quantities.

‘oil spewed out of the damaged tanker’

‘Joey stared at it absently, taking an exaggerated interest in the papers spewing out.’

‘Immediately, a rush of power spewed forth from within, sending a reverberating shock wave through the district.’

‘Who has time to read, never mind cope with, the mountain of red tape that spews out of Brussels: employment legislation, working time directives, discrimination laws, VAT rules, etc?’

‘Oil and smoke spewed from the engine compartment.’

‘Its main geographical features are three low hills formed from superheated mud that spews periodically from the earth's bowels.’

‘This article spews forth opinions as if they are facts and figures.’

‘The rapid formation of bubbles is also why a carbonated beverage spews when opened after having been shaken.’

‘Heading straight into the sun the bow of the ship raises its fist for another attack on a relentless swell and angry salt spray spews into the air only to fall back into the collective pit of unchallenged hyaline.’

‘A North Vancouver company that manufactures state-of-the-art oil spill cleanup equipment is sending two containers to Iraq to help mop up oil spewing from burning oil wells.’

‘After landing, I looked in the burner can and found oil spewed all over the inside.’

‘A lava spout spewed from the relics and threw the androids back.’

‘No gushers, no oil spewing down like black rain from creaky wooden derricks.’

‘In the surrounding countryside, at least a dozen cows and sheep lay dead, covered by the silty grey material that began spewing on August 4 from the crater, obscured from view by a shroud of dark clouds.’

‘Most energy quickly collapses into a black hole, but some spews out in a flood of super hot neutrons and atomic nuclei.’

‘Last spring I struggled to find ways to combat the negativity that was spewing forth from certain politicians via mainstream media.’

‘Blood, flat like a sheet of paper, spewed from the split shoulder and the famous swordsman fell to the ground, his broken sword as dead as he.’

‘Blood spurted out of her unprotected neck and spewed all over the floor.’

‘The samurai choked as a spurt of blood spewed out, splashing Ayumi in the face.’

‘Ashley and Rick watch on as the foam spews forth from the measuring cylinder as a result of the chemical reaction.’

‘It was so thick that you could stick a pin needle into the ground and oil would come spewing out of the ground.’